[MetroMPG]

The video game hybrid analogy is perfect - I thought the same thing the first time I drove one. It's not only the screens/feedback, but the fact that you're often "playing" to invoke the various hybrid modes at different times in city driving..

One other criticism about the Civic: the regenerative brakes are especially grabby. Makes it difficult to drive smoothly when trying to progress from "very light" braking to "light" braking -- often skips right through to "medium" braking.